acabar.
to finish (to be over, completed)
Meaning & usage
to finish (to be over, completed)
O filme acabou.
to complete; to finish (to make done)
Acabe suas tarefas antes de sair.
to end up (to eventually do)
No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho.
to end up; to turn out (to become, at the end of a process)
De tanto misturarmos, a cor da tinta acabou cinza.
See acabar de.
to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly
O inseticida prometeu que acabaria com as baratas.
Nosso time acabou com o deles!
to break up; to put an end to (to make an activity or practice stop)
Essa lei acabará com a impunidade.
to break up with (to end a relationship with)
Ele acabou com ela.
to run out (to be entirely used up)
Todo o dinheiro acabou.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese acabar, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish acabar, French achever and English achieve. By surface analysis, a- + cabo + -ar.
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